SAN JOSE computer networking firm Netgear, has sued Shenzhen's huawei Techologies, claiming it broke US antitrust law by refusing to license its patents on reasonable terms, reports Reuters.
The complaint follows infringement lawsuits filed by Huawei against Netgear in Germany and China.
Netgear's suit, filed in Federal Court in California, also accused Huawei of fraud, racketeering and other offenses for allegedly withholding patent licences for technology that Netgear's routers require in order to comply with international Wi-Fi networking standards.
Netgear said Huawei misuses patent-infringement lawsuits to drive up its licensing rates, forced other companies to 'engage in costly litigation and face exclusion from the market or pay Huawei's exorbitant demands.'
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The complaint follows infringement lawsuits filed by Huawei against Netgear in Germany and China.
Netgear's suit, filed in Federal Court in California, also accused Huawei of fraud, racketeering and other offenses for allegedly withholding patent licences for technology that Netgear's routers require in order to comply with international Wi-Fi networking standards.
Netgear said Huawei misuses patent-infringement lawsuits to drive up its licensing rates, forced other companies to 'engage in costly litigation and face exclusion from the market or pay Huawei's exorbitant demands.'
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